Become a Software Developer in weeks
Learn to build web and AI applications from scratch, setting you up for success in cutting-edge companies or your next AI ventures.
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Learn back-end development and databases
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Master front-end technologies to create interactive apps
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Build AI features into your web applications
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Develop a strong portfolio of real-world projects
You will learn these technologies and languages:
curriculum
The only bootcamp that teaches Web Development and AI integration
Unlike traditional coding bootcamps, we've evolved our proven curriculum to integrate artificial intelligence as a core component throughout your learning journey.
400h
From Code to AI in 9 Intensive Weeks
What you will do in practice:
- Full-stack web development with MVC architecture
- Object-oriented programming and database design
- AI integration with Large Language Models (LLMs)
- AI-assisted coding and strategic collaboration
- Production deployment and optimization
You will learn these technologies and languages:
40h
Preparation work
What you will do in practice:
- 40 hours of online tutorials
- Online quiz to validate basic tech knowledge
Software and languages you will learn:
96h
Foundation & Programming Fundamentals
What you will build in practice:
- Build lots of games based on your command line
- Create scripts detecting valid emails and phone numbers
- Develop web scrapers collecting information from e-commerce websites
- Build a recipe management application using MVC architecture
- Process large datasets and integrate with APIs
- Design modular, reusable code components with clean architecture
Software and languages you will learn:
24h
Store and extract data
Design, store, and retrieve information efficiently using professional database systems that handle millions of records. Learn how to design relational databases and build queries, then discover how to connect your database to your software using an ORM (Object Relational Mapping).
What you will build in practice:
- Design databases for optimal performance
- Build simple blogging app with a database
- Build scripts to extract data from a music database
- Validate and secure information integrity
Software and languages you will learn:
80h
Design dynamic websites
What you will build in practice:
- Build dynamic chats or todo apps with JavaScript
- Create reproductions of famous websites
- Develop a library of UI components in CSS
- Design responsive layouts and card grids that work on all devices
- Complete full design sprints from concept to final product
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Build complete web applications
What you will build in practice:
- Build complete web applications from database to user interface
- Create login systems where users can sign up, sign in, and manage their accounts
- Connect your apps to external services and data sources
- Launch your applications live on the internet for real users
Software and languages you will learn:
40h
Code with AI building blocks
Key skills you’ll learn:
- Build complete AI assistant applications
- Optimize AI interactions for cost and performance
- Create autonomous systems that make decisions
- Connect AI to databases and external services
- Implement real-time AI communication
Software and languages you will learn:
8h
Code faster with AI assistance
What you will do in practice:
- Craft precise instructions for code generation
- Review and audit AI-generated code systematically
- Accelerate development without sacrificing quality
- Implement security-first AI usage patterns
You will learn these technologies and languages:
80h
Build your own AI web app from scratch
What you will build in practice:
- Implement advanced search capabilities
- Process complex tasks in the background
- Combine AI with custom knowledge bases
- Transform text into searchable representations
- Present your application to industry professionals
Start your career in tech!
- Elevate your personal branding & get technical interview training
- Benefit from 1:1 coaching & key alumni Q&A sessions
- Connect with an extensive network of 1000+ hiring partners
- Get a lifetime access to Le Wagon content
AI week: Where innovation meets education
In one week, transform from a web developer into a full-stack AI developer able to build AI applications professionally.
Develop AI chatbots, generate images and text with OpenAI APIs. Understand retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to enhance AI accuracy with real-time data.
From Web Development to AI Software Development
Our proven curriculum enhanced with cutting-edge AI. We've evolved our industry-leading Web Development bootcamp to integrate artificial intelligence throughout your learning journey.
Full-Stack Web Development
AI-Assisted Coding
AI Building Blocks
Production Deployment
What you'll still learn:
Master the complete full-stack web development foundation
- Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- JavaScript and responsive design
- Database design and deployment
- Professional development workflows
What has been added:
Revolutionary AI integration capabilities
- AI building blocks and LLM development
- AI-assisted coding with Cursor IDE
- Vector embeddings and RAG systems
- Autonomous AI agents
Our AI Software Development bootcamp unlocks many career paths
Launch your Tech career or enhance your current skills. Our graduates don't just learn to code – they become AI-enabled tech experts ready for the future of work.
Tech career paths
- Full-Stack Developer
- Product Manager
- AI Product Builder
- Backend Developer
- Frontend Developer
- Technical Co-Founder
- Software Engineer
- AI Application Developer
Maximise performance in your career
- Marketing Professional
- Sales Team Member
- Operations Manager
- Financial Analyst
- HR Professional
- Consultant
- Entrepreneur
Universal skills that enhance any role
- Problem-solving mindset
- Automation expertise
- Data fluency
- AI-enhanced productivity
- Technical communication
- Innovation capability
Choose the learning schedule that suits you
Whether you prefer an intensive full-time option or a flexible part-time format, our courses are tailored to you.
Full-time
Ready to dive into tech? Join our intensive course. Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
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Graduate in 2 months
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All day peer-to-peer learning
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40 hours of study in total, per week
Part-time
You want to keep your job or have personal commitments? Learn in your free time.
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Graduate in 7 months
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Flexible peer-to-peer learning
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16 hours of study in total, per week
Boost your skills learning from passionate software experts
With skilled and helpful teachers, you'll rapidly learn hands-on skills and build a strong foundation to start your tech career.
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Practice on real-life tech projects
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Join a group of like-minded peers to support you
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Get career coaching to land your dream job
Meet our course creators and software experts
The top tech recruiters choose Le Wagon graduates
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Most of our developers and product managers come from Le Wagon! Le Wagon has become a key strategic partner helping Skello to hire great tech talent.Quitterie Mathelin-Moreaux
CEO - Skello
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We've hired more than 20 Le Wagon graduates in various engineering, product and data roles. We really value their strong tech foundations and ability to learn fast.
Simon Baldeyrou
CEO - Getaround Europe
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We have recruited some amazing Le Wagon alumni in various tech roles: data, product, ops and engineering. It's a great bootcamp for preparing well-rounded top tech talent.
Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
Co-founder & CEO - Alan
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As a fast paced Scale-up based in EPFL innovation park, we often look for new talents and love hiring Alumni from Le Wagon. We like their mindset and adaptability.
Nathan Tempels
Scrum Master - Tayo
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At Doctolib we always strive for the best talents to make access to healthcare fast and equal for everyone. Through Le Wagon, we've found these great talents as they learn exactly the tech skills that help us in our mission.
Angela Diapari
Lead Product Recruiter - Doctolib
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Le Wagon’s training allows to bring the tech and the business part together, people from Le Wagon are open-minded and flexible, it is precisely what we need in a hyper-growing environment as a scale-up company!
Elisa Lorenter
Head of Talent Acquisition - Malt
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Le Wagon Alumni bring experience in other areas that, together with their new learnings from the bootcamp and motivation, turn them into fundamental pieces of solid and diversified tech teams.
Ricardo Gaspar
Senior Manager - PwC
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We have recruited 4 Le Wagon Alumni this year in our team, who have fitted very quickly into Foxintelligence culture. They have proved to be adaptable, quick learners, and great team collaborators.
Lucile Ritchie
Strategy & Operations Manager - Foxintelligence
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Both Miguel and Manuel have been great with the challenge of building Landing.Jobs’ platform. We really enjoy both their motivation for constant improvement and their openness to work with our Experience Team.
Pedro Oliveira
COO - Landing.Jobs
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Most of our developers and product managers come from Le Wagon! Le Wagon has become a key strategic partner helping Skello to hire great tech talent.
Quitterie Mathelin-Moreaux
CEO - Skello
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We've hired more than 20 Le Wagon graduates in various engineering, product and data roles. We really value their strong tech foundations and ability to learn fast.
Simon Baldeyrou
CEO - Getaround Europe
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We have recruited some amazing Le Wagon alumni in various tech roles: data, product, ops and engineering. It's a great bootcamp for preparing well-rounded top tech talent.
Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
Co-founder & CEO - Alan
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As a fast paced Scale-up based in EPFL innovation park, we often look for new talents and love hiring Alumni from Le Wagon. We like their mindset and adaptability.
Nathan Tempels
Scrum Master - Tayo
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At Doctolib we always strive for the best talents to make access to healthcare fast and equal for everyone. Through Le Wagon, we've found these great talents as they learn exactly the tech skills that help us in our mission.
Angela Diapari
Lead Product Recruiter - Doctolib
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Le Wagon’s training allows to bring the tech and the business part together, people from Le Wagon are open-minded and flexible, it is precisely what we need in a hyper-growing environment as a scale-up company!
Elisa Lorenter
Head of Talent Acquisition - Malt
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Le Wagon Alumni bring experience in other areas that, together with their new learnings from the bootcamp and motivation, turn them into fundamental pieces of solid and diversified tech teams.
Ricardo Gaspar
Senior Manager - PwC
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We have recruited 4 Le Wagon Alumni this year in our team, who have fitted very quickly into Foxintelligence culture. They have proved to be adaptable, quick learners, and great team collaborators.
Lucile Ritchie
Strategy & Operations Manager - Foxintelligence
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Both Miguel and Manuel have been great with the challenge of building Landing.Jobs’ platform. We really enjoy both their motivation for constant improvement and their openness to work with our Experience Team.
Pedro Oliveira
COO - Landing.Jobs
Want to learn more about our AI Software bootcamp?
Understand the goal of the bootcamp
Get our syllabus week by week
Understand our methodology
Download our AI Software syllabus
Build a solid portfolio to showcase your skills to tech recruiters
Create various web and AI apps, culminating in a live demo to a real audience. Enhance your profile with a portfolio ready for interviews.
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Land your dream job
with the support of our career team
Benefit from personalized coaching, attend job fairs and networking events, get prepared for interviews and connect with recruiters.
Discover our career services
7,000+
hiring companies
86%
*employment rate
100+
countries with alumni presence
What career paths open up to you after this AI Software bootcamp?
After the course, you will be able to apply for different roles in software development, as an employee or a freelancer:
- Software development jobs: Software Engineer, Software Developer, Back-end Developer, Front-end Developer, Full-stack Developer...
- Tech-related jobs: Product Manager, Ops Specialist, Customer Success Manager, Technical Project Manager, Tech Consultant, Generative AI Specialist, AI Product Manager…
What’s the average AI Software salary in Cape Town?
AI is key in software development, improving efficiency, automating repetitive tasks, and boosting code quality.
AI helps engineers by streamlining tasks, allowing them to focus on more complex work. This has increased the demand for web developers with AI skills as companies integrate AI into their processes. Consequently, developers with AI expertise enjoy higher salaries and better career prospects.
Salaries in AI Software can vary depending on seniority, location, and sector. Learn more about the factors that influence earnings in our Cape Town AI Software salary guide.
See what our Cape Town AI Software graduates do now
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Lilian Bich
Product Manager
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Thomas MacFarlaine
Software Developer
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Mathieu Longé
Junior Software Engineer
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Tristan Viney
Co-Founder
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Iris Van Dijken
Frontend Developer
A word from our alumni & authors
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"The bootcamp was an amazing two-month intensive experience. Working in pairs and practicing all day allowed me to immerse myself completely in the role of a Data Analyst, from data ingestion to exploration and analysis."
Romane Clerc
Data Analyst Blablacar
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"The bootcamp allowed me to acquire a solid foundation in Data Science, to practice on real world problems, to join a lively and close-knit international community and to land the job of my dreams as a Data Analyst! I 100% recommend Le Wagon!"
Capucine Dehaut
Data Scientist Sonder
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"If you are looking for a bootcamp that offers a comprehensive curriculum, a great learning environment and incredible post-bootcamp career support then Le Wagon is for you!"
Joseph Gulay
Data Analyst Ernst & Young
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"It is stunning how much you learn in only 9 weeks, not only web development but also how to challenge yourself and grow as a person!"
Carolina Cota
Backend Developer N26
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"I loved my experience at Le Wagon, especially the last 2 weeks of teamwork: Developing an idea, visualising it in mock-ups, breaking it down into development tasks, and pitching the final product. This is the essence of product culture!"
Adrien Moison
Head of Product Back Market
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"Le Wagon changed my life. I went from designing ads to building an app that eventually got Google’s attention. Now me and my co-founders (who I also met at Le Wagon) all work at Google living our best lives."
Allan Holmes
Interaction Designer Google
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"The bootcamp gave me the opportunity to learn about the full process of building a product and to confirm I particularly love the design and frontend side of things."
Caroline Bixner
Senior Service Designer Deloitte Digital
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"Only two months after finishing the Bootcamp, I landed my first job as a Junior Software Engineer. That would not have been possible without the amazing career support from Le Wagon’s staff."
Mathieu Longé
Software Engineer 99designs
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"I expected a lot from Le Wagon for my Data Science formation and the global experience was even better: the content of the formation and the custom learning platform were really well structured and all the people at Le Wagon very helpful."
Josselin Grouas
Data/IA Manager Consultant Niji
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"I warmly recommend Le Wagon to anyone who wants to sky rocket their career in our increasingly digital world. Le Wagon is more than just a coding school it’s a proper experience and a human melting pot."
Christophe Arendt
Data Engineer Capgemini
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"I am grateful for the valuable knowledge and experience that this program provided me with. I would encourage anyone who wants to change to a career in tech to join this excellent program."
Asma Laaribi
Developer Shopify
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"Le Wagon has a huge emphasis on culture and community. The energy is incredibly positive & the Teachers/Teacher Assistants are always happy to help and answer questions."
Thomas Temple
Software Engineer Hall & Wilcox
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"Le Wagon is a great way to get into tech and learn a new skill with good teachers to support your journey and definitely don’t be shy to ask 100 questions like I did."
Ștefania-Ella Centea
Junior Product Manager ASDA
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"After 3 years working in Investment Banking, I decided to update my skill-set with some tools that I could use for whatever my next professional challenge would be."
Ayelen Klas
Sr. Growth & Operations Manager Razor Group
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"Le Wagon truly changed my life with coding. Coming from a sales background, it enabled me to acquire the technical knowledges to start a developer career."
Isabelle Ferrier
Web Developer amlconsult GmbH
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"“In a matter of weeks, I gained a high-level understanding of data engineering challenges and the technical capabilities needed to take on those opportunities. Since completing the course, I have been much more confident and efficient in my work.”"
Raphael Hidalgo
Data Scientist Junior Finfrog
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"An insane experience! The feeling of being really more comfortable technically, of being able to take part in many other projects. And above all, the feeling of truly being part of a passionate and caring community!"
Adeline Cortijos
Growth Marketing Manager Aktio
Join our next session in Cape Town
Learn in person or online, full-time or part-time.
Choose the format that suits you.
Find the right financing options for you
Our advisors help you every step of the way to obtain financing and public funding, with the possibility to get up to 100% of your tuition financed.
We can help you get financed through different options
- Student loans
- Public funding & scholarships
How to apply to our AI Software bootcamp
Our admission process is beginner-friendly and will give you a taste of our course. Start now!
No prerequisites
The web development course is beginner-friendly, with no prerequisites required. What counts for us is that you’re motivated to start your new tech journey.
Book an interview with our enrolment advisor
When you apply, we’ll get back to you to schedule a 30-minute video interview. We'll talk about your professional background and your motivation.
Pass our technical quiz
You will take a technical quiz to assess your coding knowledge and your ability to learn.
Payment options & prepwork
The last step will consist of finding the most suitable financing option for you. Then, you'll jump into the prepwork which consists of 40h of training.
Book a free call with our advisors
Discuss your career
Decide which course is the best for you
Learn more about your financing options
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